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Tuesday, September 26,
Increase in vehicle thefts
lead rise in Texas crime
AUSTIN (AP) — Major crime in
Texas rose 3.8 percent during the
first half of 1989, paced by a more
than 17 percent surge in motor vehi
cle thefts, the Department of Public
Safety reported Monday.
However, most categories of vio
lent crimes, including murder and
rape, dropped compared to the first
six months of 1988, the DPS said.
“Although four of the seven ma
jor categories were down in volume,
the increases in motor vehicle thefts,
larceny thefts and aggravated as
saults raised the overall total,” Col.
Joe Milner, DPS director, said.
The total number of major crimes
in the state for the first six months of
1989 was 659,779, up from 635,894
last year, the DPS said.
The crime rate totaled 3,931.9
crimes per 100,000 population this
year, up from 3,787.6 per 100,000 in
the first half of 1988.
According to DPS officials, arrests
for illegal drugs also increased sub
stantially. Those arrests were up
16.5 percent compared to the first
half of 1988, although drug crimes
aren’t a separate category in the sta
tistics.
In the violent crime categories,
murders dropped by 1 percent,
rapes decreased by 7.5 percent and
robberies fell by 4.1 percent.
However, a 4.8 percent increase
in aggravated assaults was regis
tered.
The largest increase of any cat
egory, 17.1 percent, was in motor ve
hicle thefts. There were 71,794 vehi-
anti-theft systems installed.
Roy Newman, commander c:
DPS motor vehicle theft i
force.
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dex crimes were cleared byarra io' 1 .
the first half of 1989.
AUSTIN (AP) — Here are the seven major categories of crime::
the first six months of 1989, compared with a year ago, and the
change as reported Monday by the Texas Department of Public Sale:
CRIME 1989 1988 Percent Change
Murder 959 969 Down 1
Rape 3,810 4,119 Down 7.5
Robbery 17,594 18,347 Down 4.1
Agg. Assault 30,874 29,463 Up 4.8
Burglary 168,826 171,789 Down 1.7
Theft 365,922 349,906 Up 4.6
Vehicle Theft 71,794 61,301 Up 17.1
TOTALS 659,779 635,894 Up 3.8
cles stolen in the first half of this
year, nearly 10,000 more than in
1988.
“To lower the risk of these fre
quent thefts, we encourage vehicle
owners, especially those with newer
models, to keep them locked up, be
sure they are parked in brightly
lighted areas and consider having
In addition, nine Texas la»
forcement officers were killed
ing the first half of the year !
were killed by criminal action
five died in duty-related acciden;
Reports are submitted by 8!1
enforcement agencies toco
DPS statistics.
Bentsen asks Bush for action
on border health, environment
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen.
Lloyd Bentsen asked President Bush
Monday to propose the creation of a
bilateral commission that would ad
dress border health and environ
mental issues during an Oct. 3 sum
mit with Mexican President Carlos
Salinas.
of both countries. Only through co
operative action will we make any
real progress in resolving these
problems.”
“I know there are many important
issues vying for space on the agenda
for your upcoming meeting with
President Salinas, but few matters
confronting our two countries are
more critical than the environmental
and health problems we share along
our border,” Bentsen, D-Texas, told
Bush in a letter.
Bentsen said both Laredo and
Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, rely heavily
on the Rio Grande for drinking wa
ter, but 40 percent of Nuevo Lare
do’s sewage flows untreated into the
river. Segments of the Rio Grande
between Mission and Brownsville, he
said, are unfit for any contact with
human skin.
The city of El Paso, he said, has
been cited for failure to meet f ederal
air quality standards, yet there is no
cjuestion air pollutants driftbad
forth between El Paso and Cii
j uarez.
Bentsen proposed the woiiot
new commission, as well as tb
the International Boundary and
ter Commission, be coordinated
the Office of U.S.-Mexico
Affairs, which Secretary ofi
James A. Baker III is takingstt|>
establish — at Bentsen’s mg
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Texas and the United States.
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disease and Type A hepatitis are two
to three times higher along the bor
der than the rest of the nation, Bent
sen said, while El Paso County alone
has more hepatitis cases than 24
states and more tuberculosis than 19
states.
“With approximately 300 million
border crossings annually, these
communicable diseases clearly pose
serious health risks to residents on
both sides of the border,” Bentsen
said. “And there is no doubt that the
effects of air pollution and hazard
ous waste in the area affect residents
HOUSTON (AP) — A new poll
shows Houston City Councilman
Anthony Hall has a slight lead in the
race to fill the late Congressman
Mickey Leland’s seat. But other can
didates in the field of 10 say they’re
gaining on him.
A poll conducted by the Houston
Post and KHOU-TV Sept. 14-20
showed Hall had the edge in the
race, garnering 25.4 percent of the
votes for those surveyed.
State Sen. Craig Washington, D-
Houston, followed a close second
with 23.2 percent, while state Rep.
Ron Wilson, D-Houston, garnered
only 7.3 percent to place third. Oth
ers considered in the poll included
Houston school trustee Elizabeth
Spates, who since has announced she
instead will run for City Council,
with 1.9 percent; Rep. A1 Edwards,
D-Houston, with 2.3 percent; and
civic club president Joyce Williams,
with 2.6 percent.
Others who have declared their
candidacy for the Nov. 7 special elec
tion for the District 18 seat include
Shirley Fobbs, the Rev. Ray Martin,
Solomon Abdul-Rahman, Beverly
Spencer and Tim Hattenbach.
Leland was killed Aug. 7
plane crash in Ethiopia.
Probably the most significam
tor in the race is the fact th<
f iercent of the 426 registered
rom the 18th Congressional Di
polled said they were unde
The poll has a margin of erro:
plus or minus 5.75 percen
points.
“Wilson is clearly going tofoi
runoff, even though Spate:
dropped out,” said Bob Stein,ai
University political scientist
conducted the poll.
“My campaign is about to
into high gear, and my name
fication is going up tenfold,"an
dent Wilson predicted.
Edwards said his survey
differ from those in the PostT
poll.
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tight race,” Edwards said
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where I was third.”
Fire in Dell City leaves locals
60 miles from a loaf of bread
DELL CITY (AP) — Grocery shopping has become a
daylong chore for residents of this West Texas commu
nity, the result of a fire that gutted the town’s only gro
cery store.
The fire broke out Sunday afternoon in this farming
and ranching community about 100 miles east of El
Paso, forcing residents in the isolated town to drive at
least 60 miles for loaves of bread.
Dell City, with a population of about 350, is an iso
lated community at the base of the Guadalupe Moun
tains.
The closest bank to Dell City is in Sierra Blanca, a 60-
mile one-way trip. Medical services are only available on
Wednesdays, when an El Paso physician opens a com
munity clinic. In major emergencies the town depends
on medical airlifts.
And for groceries, the townsfolk have depended on
the two-story Dell City Mercantile.
Not only did the store stock groceries, clothes and
over-the-counter drugs, it was a meeting place for
friends.
“We’re going to need a store for sure, because with
kids you run out of milk and bread and stuff,” resident
Janie Cebillo said Monday. “And ice. You can’t go to El
Paso for ice.”
After Sunday’s fire, the closest grocery store is in
Sierra Blancha.
The cause of the fire was under investigation and in
surance adjusters were to arrive Monday afternoon.
Jack Wendt, Dell City volunteer fire chief, said the
cinder block building’s roof and contents were gone.
“I don’t care if they had 20 fire trucks there, it
wouldn’t have mattered a bit,” he said. “There wasn’t
anything we could do.”
About 25 of the town’s residents were in El Paso
when the fire broke out, including Ray McCoy and his
wife, who have owned the property since 1954, and Lo
renzo and Bertha Gallegos, who operate the store.
The McCoys were celebrating their golden we
anniversary. Those attending
stocked up on supplies in E
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the lire. “This is too hard for me right now,” Mrs.fel
gos said Monday.
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fire in time to save the building, Wendt told thefl?
Times. It closed for about six months, but a c®
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because with kids you run out of milkari
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